The Changing Landscape of Retirement: Understanding the Shift in Expected Retirement Ages
Longer lives, rising healthcare costs and economic pressure have moved the expected retirement age past 65. What the shift means for your own plan.
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Maximizing Federal Benefits for a Comfortable Retirement: Your Essential Checklist
The complete pre-retirement checklist for federal employees, from TSP allocation to FEGLI elections. Every item that needs a decision before you file.
2.7 Percent Pay Raise Called for in Key Budget Bill; End to FEHB Abortion Ban
A House subcommittee draft left the proposed 2.7 percent federal pay raise unchallenged and moved on the FEHB abortion ban. What the bill contained.
What Goes Into Your Federal Annuity and How to Boost It!
Your federal annuity is built from high-3, service time and a multiplier. What goes into each, and the levers that genuinely increase the final figure
Biden Budget: 2.7 Percent Federal Pay Raise, No Benefits Cuts.
The budget proposal set out a 2.7 percent federal pay raise and no cuts to benefits. What was in it for federal employees and for retirees.
Calls Grow for Returning More Federal Employees to Their Regular Worksites
Members of Congress pressed for a return to regular worksites as telework levels stayed high. Where the argument stood and what it meant for staff.
TSP Account Balances Coming of Age.
TSP millionaires grew from 49,620 to 75,420 in a single year. What is behind the numbers, and why the milestone is less exclusive than it looks.
Set Up an IRA for a Child or Grandchild for a Head Start
There is no minimum age for an IRA. How opening one for a child or grandchild turns modest early contributions into a substantial head start.
IRS Issues Reminder on Retirement Savings Withdrawal Policies
The IRS has restated how the SECURE Act changed required minimum distributions, including for the TSP. The key points for federal retirees.
Phased Retirement for Federal Employees
Phased retirement lets eligible federal employees work part-time while drawing part of an annuity. Who qualifies, how the math works, what it costs.
Biden Repeals Trump Orders On Unions, Discipline, IRS Schedule F
An executive order repealed the earlier orders on federal unions, discipline and Schedule F. What was reversed, and what it meant at the time.
Gain Control of Your Money in These Uncertain Times!
Is your TSP in the right funds to protect your retirement? What to review when markets are volatile, and how a no-cost benefit review works.